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Deliberately excessive, occasionally rambling, and often sharply funny.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

In this anarchic hockey fantasia, civil liberties attorney and longtime beer-league player Charns imagines a 3-on-3 showdown against Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Justice Samuel Alito that escalates into a broadside against authoritarianism, political spectacle, and American grievance culture. Written with the velocity of locker-room storytelling and the improvisational logic of underground satire, the novella follows Charns and his children as they dismantle Team Trump 47\u20130 in a surreal contest staged before pundits, extremists, federal agents, and Russian operatives.<\/span><\/p>\n

Charns balances absurdity with autobiographical texture, grounding the comedy in his family\u2019s history under Nazi occupation and his lifelong devotion to hockey culture. The result recalls the tradition of self-published political farce while maintaining an unexpectedly coherent emotional center. Hockey emerges not merely as backdrop but as ethical framework: a rule-bound world where accountability, teamwork, and resilience still carry meaning. Fans of anti-authoritarian satire and outsider sports writing will find an eccentric, committed work animated by fury, sincerity, and rink-level camaraderie.<\/span><\/p>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Buy now<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Pub date <\/span>March 11, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n

ISBN <\/span>\u200e<\/b>979-8251657012<\/span><\/p>\n

Price $6.00 Paperback, $0.99 Kindle edition, $0.00 Kindle Unlimited<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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